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Reducing Infections

Every year, 2 million patients contract a hospital-acquired condition. Teleflex is focused on helping to reduce the human and financial toll of Hospital-acquired Conditions (HAC) through the development of products and programs that support best practices in medicine. By putting ourselves on the frontlines in the battle against HACs, we’re helping to maximize patient outcomes while protecting the hospitals’ bottom line.

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GIBECK HEPA filter gives hospitals an extremely potent weapon against the transmission of bacteria and viruses during mechanical ventilation and general anaesthesia. This extraordinary unit is rated HEPA Class 13 and has a bacterial/viral filtration efficiency of 99.99999+%.
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Designed to minimize the risk of cross contamination, the Safeview is a disposable laryngoscope blade –plastic or metallic versions - for use on crash carts, in emergency rooms and during routine intubations. Featuring a unique design, this disposable, single-patient-use blade gives the user the performance and feel of a reusable blade. The Safeview protection sheath offers the additional advantage of protecting physicians & staff from cross-contamination during the whole procedure. The Safeview disposable blade ensures excellent light transmission and visualization without any dazzle effect for safe and effective laryngoscopy.
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You can feel confident relying on ARROW for infection risk reduction. We pioneered the antiseptic-impregnated catheter (our ARROWg+ard technology) in 1990. No other company’s catheter has such a strong track record and broad-spectrum activity. In fact, over 30 studies and reviews prove ARROWg+ard catheter technology’s ability to decrease the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI).1
 
Now our latest breakthrough, ARROWg+ard Blue PLUS, gives you that proven infection-fighting ability both outside and in (including extension lines and hubs!). So chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine continuously prep the subcutaneous catheter tract and kill organisms in places that you simply can’t reach.
 
“CDC Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections” specifically recommend using a chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine-impregnated catheter in conjunction with other risk-reduction measures to lower CRBSI—and caution that antibiotic-coated catheters could increase the incidence of resistant pathogens.2
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OSMO allows for maintenance-free water removal from the expiratory limb during mechanical ventilation, supporting the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America (SHEA) strategies to prevent Ventilator Associated Pneumonia3. OSMO uses an innovative design and unique media to promote the condensation of water vapor from exhaled gas transferring it to the atmosphere in a molecular form. This unique product allows the clinician to keep the ventilator circuit closed during condensate removal, protecting both the patient and caregiver from cross-contamination.
 
 

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1 Veenstra, D.L., Saint, S., Saha, S., Lumley, T., Sullivan, S.D. “Cost-Effectiveness of Antiseptic-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters for the Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection,” Journal of the American Medical Association January 20, 1999, Vol. 281, Issue 3, pp. 261–267.

 

2 O'Grady, N.P., Alexander, M., Dellinger, E.P., Gerberding, J.L., Heard, S.O., Maki, D.G., Masur, H., McCormick, R.D., Mermel, L.A., Pearson, M.L., Raad, I.I., Randolph, A., Weinstein, R.A. “Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infections,” The Centers For Disease Control, August 9, 2002, Vol. 51, No. RR10, pp. 7–8.

 

3 Coffin S MD, MPH, Klompas M MD, Classen D MD, et al. Strategies to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Care Hospitals. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2008; 29:S31-S40.